Flagstaff.



' JUNiTED PAUL KOCSIS, F DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO MICHAEL MADARA, OF DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA. l

FLAGSTAFF.

To all whom Iit may concern: y

Be it known that I, PAUL Kocsrs, a subject. of the King of Hungary, residing at Duquesne, in the county of-Allegheny andl State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefull Improvements in Flagstads, of which the following is a specification, ref- `orencebeing had thereinto the accompanying drawing:

This invention relatesto flag staffs, and

the invention has for its object to provide a fiag stad with simple and effective means to permit of the greater portion thereof being tudin al alinement with the other.

The fiag staff will be hereinafter considered in detail and then claimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of this specification, wherein there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that the structural elements thereof can be varied or changed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a flag staff constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a similarl view illustrating the upper section of the Hagstaff loweredrelative to the lower section thereof, Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the Hag staff, Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the flag stati", Fig. (i is a horizontal sectional view, and Fig. 'T is a plan of the sectional pole, showing one of the sections lowered relative to the other.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 and2 denote cylindrical sections of a pole or sta'i', the section 1 constituting the'stationary sec-` tion, while the section 2 is adapted to swing downwardly relative to the section'l. These sections are provided with contracted or reduced ends 3 and secured to the contracted ends 3 by screws 4 or similar fasteningl Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented' Dec., 28, 1909,

Application filed .Tune 25, 1909. Serial No. 504,305.

having the u per end thereof provided with a tooth at apted to extend into the bifurcation or slot 11 of the head 7, while the lower end thereof is provided with a button 12 protruding into an opening 13 formed in the sleeve5. The button 12 within the' sleeve 5 is provided with a teat 14C, and encircling said teat is a coil spring 15, which encircles another teat 16 carried by the inner side of the sleeve 5, said teats preventing accidental displacement of the spring 15, which is employed for retaining thebutton 12 in the opening 13.

The sleeve 6 of the section 2 is, provided with a central tongue 17 having the outer edges thereof shaped, as at 18, to conform to the periphery oi: the head 7. The lower edge of this tongue is beveled, as at 19 to engage the tooth 10 of the lever 9, and above said beveled edge the tongue 17 is provided with a recess 20 to receive the tooth 10 of the lever 9. The tongue 17 is pivotally mounted upon a transverse pin 21 mounted in the head 7 at one side of the longitudinal axis of the sections 1 and 2. By pressing inwardly upon the button 12, the tooth 10 of the lever 9 can be moved out of engagement with the tongue 17, and the section 2 of the flag staff or pole swung downwardly, as shown in Figs. 3 and 7 of the drawings.

As a flag pole or staff for buildings, the same can be made of metal, but for flags or banners adapted to be carried, the statiq or pole can be made of wood with the parts of the hinge made of metal.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is A 1. A flag staff comprising sections, said sections having the confronting ends thereof reduced, sleeves vmounted upon the reduced ends of said sections, a bifurcated head carried by one ofsaid sleeves, a lever pivotally supported by said sleeve and extending into said head, a tooth carried by said lever within said head, a button carried by said lever .within saidy sleeve and extending into an opening provided therefor in said sleeve, means within said sleeve for normally maintaining said button within the opening of said sleeve, a tongue carried by the sleeve of the adjoining section, said tongue having the lower end thereof beveled for moving the tooth of said lever and rovided with a recess to receive the tooth o said lever, and a transverse pin carried by said head for holding said tongue in engagement theresaid tongue, and means associated with the 10 with, substantially as described. v first mentioned sleeve for holding said lever 2. A flag staff comprising sections, sleeves in engagement With said ton ue. carried by said sections, a bifureated head yIn testimony whereof I a my signature .Y carried 'by one of saidv sleeves, a ton e carin the presence of two Witnesses.

ried by the other of said sleeves an pivot- 1 PAUL KOCSIS. ally mounted in the bifurcation of said head, Witnesses: a lever pivoted in the first mentioned sleeve A. H. RABSAIG,

and extending into said head for engaging MAX H. SROLOVITZ. 

